Background No literature reviews have systematically identified and evaluated research on
the psychological determinants of endurance performance, and sport psychology …

Based on the premise that what people think influences their actions, self-talk strategies
have been developed to direct and facilitate human performance. In this article, we present a …

Objectives The purpose of this review was to synthesise contemporary research on
competitive sport motivation (1995–2016) with a view to identifying trends and gaps in …

OBJECTIVES: The present study examined the effects of motivational self-talk on self-
confidence, anxiety, and task performance in young athletes. METHODS: Participants were …

The chapter is divided into five sections. First, the historical development of mental training
in sport is described. Second, a model of mental skills for athletes and coaches is offered …

After more than 35 years of investigation, research on attentional focus in endurance activity
is still mired by a lack of consensus. Specific challenges relate to the conceptualisation of …

Research has shown that psychological skills training can be effective in enhancing athletes'
performance and positively influencing cognitive and affective states (cf. Williams & Krane …

In this study, we examined the role of confidence in relation to the cognitive, affective, and
behavioural responses it elicits, and identified the factors responsible for debilitating …

College student-athletes face various stressors that, if not well managed, could become a
source of mental health issues. The transactional model of stress and coping proposes that …

The present study examined the effects of a soccer, midfielder-specific psychological skills
intervention comprising relaxation, imagery and self-talk on position-specific performance …